Luca Bottazzi (born 1 April 1963) is a former professional

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player from Italy.

Career

Bottazzi was twice a quarter-finalist in the

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boys' singles during his junior career, in both 1980 and 1981. He reached the round of 16 in the

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boys' singles in 1980 and in the

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boys' singles in 1981.Misspelled ITF Junior Profile
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in 1982, it was in the men's draw, beside Raúl Viver in the doubles competition.ATP World Tour Profile
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and

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in the first round but were then beaten by Brad Guan and Derek Tarr. In 1984, he made the quarter-finals of the Palermo Grand Prix tournament, with wins over the world's 50th ranked player

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and Argentina's

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. The Italian was beaten by

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in the opening round of the

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. After his tennis career, Bottazzi co-founded the Italian Tennis Research Association (RITA). He developed new scientific methods to teach tennis to young pupils, that were presented at the ITF Tennis Science and Technology Congress in 2003. Bottazzi currently works as a tennis coach and television commentator for

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and

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Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

Doubles: (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bottazzi, Luca 1963 births Living people Tennis players from Milan Italian male tennis players Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian sportsmen 21st-century Italian sportsmen